Lancaster County man charged after garage door shot from 1 mile away


LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Lancaster County man has been charged after a bullet hole was found in a victim’s garage 1 mile away from where shots were fired.

On April 30, Northern Lancaster County Police responded to a reported shots fired call in the 6300 block of Bayberry Avenue in Penn Township. Upon arrival, authorities spoke with the victim who revealed a bullet hole in their garage door.

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Officers investigated and responded to the 500 block of Power Road in Penn Township, where they determined that Matthew Sterling Achenbach, 21 of Mount Joy, had been shooting a .308 rifle at the rear end of the residence.

Investigators determined the distance from where shots were fired to the bullet holes was approximately 1 mile away.

Achenbach was charged with discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure and recklessly endangering another person. Charges were filed before MDJ Stauffer and Achenbach was processed on June 7.

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